Bangor Daily News
Maine town has 100 cemeteries but nowhere to bury its dead
“People live in Penobscot their whole life, and when it's time that they be laid to rest, right now we don't have that to offer them,” Select Board Chair Harold Hatch said.
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9mMaine’s highest court is leaving people in limbo as they wait years for decisions
People in Maine are waiting months or even years for verdicts, including ones that could either release them from prison or send them back in.
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5mDonald Trump’s Russian diesel deal won’t help the US and must be stopped
“For a virtually meaningless amount of diesel, Trump is allowing Russia to raise money and to be treated like a reasonable global partner. This is counterproductive to U.S. and global interests.”
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2mLetter: Matt Dunlap will work for us
“I want to vote for someone who is not only unlike the president, but someone who will resist the president’s worst policies and attitudes.”
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4mA Maine hunter just accomplished his lifelong dream in a 12-minute hunt
“I knew where the bucks were likely bedding and feeding in the area, and I figured if I could slip in at the right time and the stars aligned, I might have a chance.”
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3mA new Republican ad twists Troy Jackson’s old votes on sex offenders
Quick Check is a BDN election feature that fact-checks political ads in 400 words or less.